553.8413  Education Technical Advisory Committee.--Effective upon this act becoming a law, funds that are available under ss. 489.109(3) and 489.509(3) shall be allocated and expended by the Florida Building Commission as provided in this section.

(1)  Effective upon this act becoming a law, the Florida Building Commission shall appoint those members of the Building Construction Industry Advisory Committee on October 1, 2001, as established by rule 6A-10.029, Florida Administrative Code, to the Education Technical Advisory Committee of the Florida Building Commission to complete their terms of office. Members of the Florida Building Commission shall also be appointed to the Education Technical Advisory Committee. The members of the committee shall broadly represent the building construction industry and must consist of no fewer than 10 persons. The chairperson of the Florida Building Commission shall annually designate the chairperson of the committee. The terms of the committee members shall be 2 years each, and members may be reappointed at the discretion of the Florida Building Commission.

(2)  The Education Technical Advisory Committee shall:

(a)  Advise the commission on any policies or procedures needed to administer ss. 489.109(3) and 489.509(3).

(b)  Advise the commission on administering s. 553.841.

(c)  Advise the commission on areas of priority for which funds should be expended for research and continuing education.

(d)  Review all proposed research and continuing education projects and recommend to the commission those projects that should be funded and the amount of funds to be provided for each project.

(3)  Each biennium, upon receipt of funds by the Department of Community Affairs from the Construction Industry Licensing Board and the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board provided under ss. 489.109(3) and 489.509(3), the commission shall determine the amount of funds available for research projects from the proceeds of contractor licensing fees and identify, solicit, and accept funds from other sources for research and continuing education projects.

(4)  If funds collected for research projects in any year do not require the use of all available funds, the unused funds shall be carried forward and allocated for use during the following fiscal year.